Us (2019)

Us rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.8/10· 391K votes

Rotten Tomatoes93%

Metacritic81%

TMDb6.9/10· 8K votes

With 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.8/10 on IMDb and 81/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Us

Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.

Cast of Us

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  Lupita Nyong'o

  as Adelaide Wilson / Red

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  Winston Duke

  as Gabe Wilson / Abraham

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  Elisabeth Moss

  as Kitty Tyler / Dahlia

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  Tim Heidecker

  as Josh Tyler / Tex

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  Shahadi Wright Joseph

  as Zora Wilson / Umbrae

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  Evan Alex

  as Jason Wilson / Pluto

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  Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

  as Russell Thomas / Weyland

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  Anna Diop

  as Rayne Thomas / Eartha

• C

  Cali Sheldon

  as Becca Tyler / Io

• N

  Noelle Sheldon

  as Lindsey Tyler / Nix

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  Madison Curry

  as Young Adelaide Wilson / Young Red

• A

  Ashley McKoy

  as Teenage Adelaide Wilson / Teenage Red

Us facts

Budget

$20M

Box office

$256.1M

Our take on Us

Jordan Peele's 2019 horror-mystery follows Gabe and Adelaide Wilson, who take their kids to a beach house expecting to unplug and relax with friends. As night falls, that calm curdles into tension and chaos when uninvited, deeply unsettling visitors arrive. Peele uses the home-invasion frame to open onto a stranger, more unnerving idea, layering dread with dark wit and a puzzle that keeps you guessing. It suits viewers who like horror with ambition and subtext, and who enjoy piecing together what it all means. Those wanting simple scares or clean resolutions may find it slippery. Best watched attentively, with room to talk it over afterward.